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fleetingness

fleet·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flee-ting]
    • /ˈfli tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flee-ting]
    • /ˈfli tɪŋ/

Definitions of fleetingness word

  • adjective fleetingness passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance. 1
  • noun fleetingness The quality of being fleeting. 1

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Origin of fleetingness

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at fleet2, -ing2

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Parts of speech for Fleetingness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fleetingness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fleetingness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fleetingness

noun fleetingness

  • transience — transient state or quality.
  • brief — Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
  • ephemeralness — The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.

Antonyms for fleetingness

noun fleetingness

  • immutability — not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
  • endurance — The fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
  • sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).

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